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Woman strikes Lindsay Lohan live on Instagram during ‘attempted kidnapping’

Lindsay Lohan has filmed herself behind knocked to the ground after she upset a homeless woman while persuading her and her children to go with her to a hotel.

29/09/2018

Russia

Russian enthusiast showcases Soviet car collection

A former race-car mechanic has amassed hundreds of rust-bucket Soviet cars, symbols of a vibrant automobile industry that crashed with the fall of the Soviet Union.

28/09/2018

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Few sales after hundreds queue for new iPhones in Moscow

Hundreds of Russians braved the cold and rain to queue for days outside a Moscow phone store ahead of the release of the new Apple iPhones on Friday, but when the doors opened none stepped in to buy.

28/09/2018

World

Man charged in novichok poisoning named as Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga

One of the suspects in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury has been named as a highly-decorated officer in Russia’s military special forces by investigative website Bellingcat. The man previously named as Ruslan Boshirov is said to be in fact Colonel Anatoliy Chepiga.

27/09/2018

Russia

Russia pension reform bill moves forward

Russia pension reform bill moves forward after second reading

26/09/2018

Russia

Watch: Russia tests Bastion coastal defence systems in the Arctic

A video released by Russia's defence ministry on Wednesday showed multiple launches of supersonic anti-ship Oniks missiles

26/09/2018

Russia

New Moscow protests against Russian pension reform bill

New Moscow protests against Russian pension reform bill

22/09/2018

Russia

Russians rally against changes to retirement age

Tens of thousands of Russians have joined nationwide rallies to protest against an unpopular pension reform plan that will raise the retirement age.

22/09/2018

Russia

Woman ‘gives away’ newborn baby at Russian airport

Police say the 25-year-old mother gave the newborn baby to a teacher she met online because she was unable to provide for her.

20/09/2018

Earth News

Turning back time

Russian couple transform vinyl records into clocks

20/09/2018

Russia

Watch: Putin shows off sniper skills with new Kalashnikov rifle

Putin fired multiple shots from the SVCh-308 rifle at targets 600 metres away.

20/09/2018

Russia

Credibility of sports doping agencies at stake in Russia vote

Anti-doping agency set to decide on ending Russia ban.

20/09/2018

Russia

The world comes to Siberia as Krasnoyarsk prepares for the Student Winter Games

In partnership with Nornickel

"Follow us in Siberia" looks at the event local authorities hope will begin putting the Siberian city on the international map.

20/09/2018

Russia

Krasnoyarsk: an old city whose future will be defined by its youth

In partnership with Nornickel

Young hearts run free in the heart of Siberia as Krasnoyarsk bets on its young people.

20/09/2018

Russia

Taiga, taiga burning bright

In partnership with Nornickel

"Follow us in Siberia" takes a look at the region's dazzling natural beauty, which provides much of the region's wealth, and that is reflected in its local cuisine,

20/09/2018

Russia

Russia says it no longer blames Israel for downing its plane in Syria

Russia's defence ministry had earlier on Tuesday suggested that Israeli warplanes flying nearby had deliberately attracted Syrian anti-aircraft fire to down the place.

18/09/2018

Russia

Russia says flight MH17 downed by Ukraine-owned missile

Russia's Defense Ministry claims the Buk missile was manufactured in 1986 and delivered to Ukraine.

17/09/2018

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Prayers on wheels — the mobile church with hop-on services

For many worshippers living in the remote regions of Russia's Tatarstan republic, the Zainsk church is a journey too far.

16/09/2018

Russia

Russia military: Fifth day of Vostok 2018

The military test their multi-rocket launcher and howitzer artillary. Three hundred thousand troops are being put to the test as air, sea and land drills take place close to the border with China

15/09/2018

Russia

Russia's Orthodox Church freezes ties with Constantinople over Ukraine

The Russian Orthodox Church has downgraded "diplomatic relations" with Istanbul-based Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople.

15/09/2018

Russia

Russia and China conduct massive joint military exercises

For decades China has been considered by Russia as one of its potential threats.

14/09/2018

Russia

Activist from anti-Kremlin Pussy Riot group "poisoned"

A tweet from the group said Pyotr Verzilov's life is in danger - adding "We think that he was poisoned."

14/09/2018

Russia

What's behind Russia's war games involving China?

'For Russia, it's really about showing they're a global military power.'

14/09/2018

Russia

Anti-Kremlin activist Pyotr Verzilov 'was definitely poisoned'

Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina tells Euronews anti-Kremlin activist Pyotr Verzilov was poisoned and is in a critical condition in hospital.

13/09/2018

Russia

Russian war games: What you need to know

For the past two days, the Russian military has been conducting the country's biggest drills in decades, as President Vladimir Putin seeks to send a message to the West but also to his own increasinly-dissatisfied electorate.

13/09/2018

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Russia's Putin attends biggest post-Soviet war games in Siberia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (September 13) arrived at Tsugol firing range in the country's Siberia Zabaikalsky region to observe large military drills.

13/09/2018